Walk the Southern Upland Way with a Cicerone guidebook
The Southern Upland Way
by Alan Castle
A handy pocket sized guidebook for anyone planning to walk the Southern Upland Way National Trail. The coast to coast walk runs for 212 miles (341km) from Portpatrick on the west coast to Cockburnspath on the east. The walk is described in 13 stages suitable for a two-week holiday. Possibilities for shorter walks along the Way are also described. More...
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Seasons
April to October, with spring and autumn recommended. In winter accommodation is closed, and it Read More... becomes a backpacking route.Centres
Dalry, Sanquhar, Wanlockhead (Britain’s highest village), Moffat, Galashiels, Melrose and LauderDifficulty
Waymarked trail, but navigation skills needed. Only for suitably equipped and experienced Read More... backpackers in winter.Must See
Castle Kennedy Gardens, Wanlockhead Lead Mining Museum, Traquair House, Melrose Abbey, Thirlestane Read More... Castle and gardensThe best long distance walking trails have two characteristics that make them great: a succession of dramatic landscapes coupled with a broad selection of interesting places to visit along the way. The Southern Upland Way, Scotland’s Coast to Coast walk and the longest of the National Trails north of the Border scores highly on both.
The guidebook divides the walk into thirteen stages of varying length that will fill a two-week walking holiday. This long distance walk is at times a somewhat strenuous one, but advice is given on how all the longer stages may be broken down into shorter, more manageable sections.
Possibilities for shorter walking holidays along the Southern Upland Way are also fully described. The guide is packed with information on the many places of interest passed en route and the historical connections are thoroughly discussed.
- The Way is described in thirteen stages – suitable for a two-week walking holiday
- West to east route description













